The three-story edifice, located at the southwest corner of Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue, has been empty since 2017. GPI Companies, which bought the property in early 2017 for $50 million, began work last year on a $180-million development that will transform the building into 230,000 square feet of office space.

HLW International is designing the project, called the West End, which retains the building's International Style exterior while adding floor-to-ceiling glass and a multi-story courtyard within to provide natural lighting.